Hiring Bid FAA-ATO-19-ALLSRCE-61676

[SavannahATC]

Listen guys, you're overthinking things. For the last bid it opened up on a Friday and closed on a Saturday. I only found out about the bid/application at 11P.M. on Saturday night, application closed 11:59P.M. on Saturday, I only had an hour to submit everything, didn't use the resume builder and just uploaded my own resume since I didn't have time to do anything else. Received my FOL last month.

Just make sure you have the required experience, list it out in your resume or attach your transcript depending on how you're applying. Do not lie on your resume or application, they will find out, you'll be applying for security clearance and they will investigate your application.

 

[F5awp]

Back again for this bid. Unfortunately, I was not hired last bid, but I still have a few more years to apply so i'm not too worried.

What's up Chuck! I remember you from last year's thread haha

 

[F5awp]

If you guys didn't know, there's a Discord server full of applicants from this bid. It's been pretty lively since the bid opened.

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[MontyManta]

Hey all! Been lurking on here checking for updates on this position since the last all sources bid. I was a few weeks late to the 2018 bid so I've been waiting a while and can't wait to sit around and wait some more. Good luck everyone.

 

[Lancer]

I really do hope they don't ask me for the exact day I started and ended some of my previous jobs. Since I don't remember at all.

 

[F5awp]

I really do hope they don't ask me for the exact day I started and ended some of my previous jobs. Since I don't remember at all.

They won't haha.

 

[Godric]

Good luck all

 

[dwass001]

How long does it take to get invited to the atsa test after the initial application??

 

[KiloZulu]

How long does it take to get invited to the atsa test after the initial application??

EDIT: Took me 2 month to get the invite, 5 month til I actually took it

 

[Spideymv]

How long does it take to get invited to the atsa test after the initial application??

I was able to register for the test about a month after the bid closed.

 

[Preformer_93]

How long does it take to get invited to the atsa test after the initial application??

Took me 1.5 - 2 months from application to invite for last year's bid.

 

[ChuckMastaT]

What's up Chuck! I remember you from last year's thread haha

We're back baby! Never give up hope!

How long does it take to get invited to the atsa test after the initial application??

If its any help, I applied last bid on July 29th last year, took the ATSA on November 16th, but it was one of the last dates available due to my current work schedule. Our window was like beginning of October to the end of November to take it IIRC

 

[denver0739]

Yeah, I think ballpark range was 2 months. You’ve got time to enjoy the rest of your life for a while lol

 

[Bart Harley Jarvis]

The one I went through in 2017 had like 25000 applicants (I think) and it took me 9 months from applying to academy. I'm wondering if this one will move slightly quicker since there's less applicants to go through. That's me trying to think out loud positively but hey one can hope.

 

[KAB]

So I have gathered a bunch of info from people's timelines for the last few bids and came up with these averages (the times are listed as in between steps) :

2016- Total time: 15 months, App-TOL: 8 mos, TOL-CIL: 5 mos, CIL-FOL: 1 month, FOL-Academy: 1 month.
2017- Total time: 12 mos, App-ATSA: 3 mos, ATSA-referred: 1 mo, Ref-TOL: 1 mo, -CIL:2 mo, -FOL:4 mo, -Acdmy: 1 mo.
2018- Total: 7.75 mo, App-ATSA: 3 mos, -ref: 2 mo, -TOL: 1.5 wks, (insert shutdown here) -CIL: 2 mo, -FOL: 2 mo, -Acdmy: 2.5 wks.

So that's a general idea of what you can expect. Since 2015, they've gotten faster each time, so you may be looking at 6-7 months until you are at the Academy. Which would be awesome. But you never know what they might randomly decide to change, so only time will tell.

As far as knowing your ATSA band, 2018 was the first time they ever decided to release that information to people. Since they keep your score for 3 years, they will still have it at HR if you want to call. I can't guarantee that they will give it to you though.

 

[Abelbarraza3]

Not your exact score, but they can tell you what tier you scored in. Best Qualified > Well Qualified > Qualified.

I thought the ATSA was divided into three different bands? Well Qualified, Qualified, and Fail?

 

[KiloZulu]

No there's Best Qualified, where they take their candidates from

 

[Elittle21]

Trying this again, got a TOL from the last bid so hopefully this one turns out the same

 

[Olympus]

Trying this again, got a TOL from the last bid so hopefully this one turns out the same

Had to turn it down?

 

[Elittle21]

Had to turn it down?

No right before they gave me the packet for the security clearance they reviewed my app and said I didnt have the minimum 3 years work exp. (I didn’t put my military time on my USAJobs resume) so they told me I had to wait an re-apply